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Beate Ditzen
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sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211010394 – Supplemental material for “Song of Life”: Results of a multicenter randomized trial on the effects of biogr…
2021
Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211010394 for “Song of Life”: Results of a multicenter randomized trial on the effects of biographical music therapy in palliative care by Marco Warth, Friederike Koehler, Martin Brehmen, Martin Weber, Hubert J Bardenheuer, Beate Ditzen and Jens Kessler in Palliative Medicine
“Song of Life“: Erste Ergebnisse einer randomisiert, kontrollierten Studie zur Wirksamkeit einer biografischen Musiktherapie-Intervention in der Pall…
2020
“Song of Life”: Results of a multicenter randomized trial on the effects of biographical music therapy in palliative care
2021
Background: Awareness for the importance of psychological and spiritual needs in patients with terminal diseases has increased in recent years, but randomized trials on the effects of psychosocial interventions are still rare. Aim: To investigate the efficacy of the “Song of Life” music therapy intervention regarding the emotional and psycho-spiritual dimensions of quality of life. Design: Patients were randomly assigned to either “Song of Life” or a relaxation intervention. “Song of Life” is a novel three-session music therapy intervention working with a biographically meaningful song. Primary outcome was the improvement in psychological quality of life. Secondary outcomes included spiritu…
Clinical Profiles of Premenstrual Experiences Among Women Having Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Affective Changes Predominate and Relate to Social and …
2014
Our objective for this study was to examine symptom severity among women suffering from premenstrual syndrome as well as associations between symptom severity and impairment. In a one-cycle prospective study, various premenstrual symptoms of 91 women were assessed. Tension and irritability were the most severe symptoms. Headache, irritability, self-deprecating thoughts, and depressed mood were the symptoms that were subjectively rated as the most burdensome. Significant correlations were found between the mean premenstrual severity and functional impairment. The severity of premenstrual affective symptoms was related to social impairment. The severity of psychological symptoms was correlate…
First German Guideline on Diagnostics and Therapy of Clinically Non-Functioning Pituitary Tumors
2021
AbstractAlthough non-functioning pituitary tumors are frequent, diagnostic and therapeutic concepts are not well standardized. We here present the first German multidisciplinary guideline on this topic. The single most important message is to manage the patients by a multidisciplinary team (consisting at least of an endocrinologist, a neurosurgeon, and a (neuro-) radiologist). The initial diagnostic work-up comprises a detailed characterization of both biochemical (focusing on hormonal excess or deficiency states) and morphological aspects (with magnetic resonance imaging of the sellar region). An ophthalmological examination is only needed in presence of symptoms or large tumors affecting …
sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211010394 – Supplemental material for “Song of Life”: Results of a multicenter randomized trial on the effects of biogr…
2021
Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211010394 for “Song of Life”: Results of a multicenter randomized trial on the effects of biographical music therapy in palliative care by Marco Warth, Friederike Koehler, Martin Brehmen, Martin Weber, Hubert J Bardenheuer, Beate Ditzen and Jens Kessler in Palliative Medicine